Oil skids 1.5% as investors recalibrate risk of Mideast disruption
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. Brent crude fell as much as 1.5% to $67.86 a barrel and was at $68.14, down 77 cents, at 0550 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.62, down 65 cents, after earlier dropping 1.5% to an intra-day low of $62.30.Prices surged during the previous two sessions, with Brent..